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Checklist for Superfamily Empidoidea Chvala, 1983 (Long-legged Flies)
and region Essex (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2292
4208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
1987
3765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
75
476
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
353
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
50
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
32
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Essex
4 Families width 64 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies29SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae (Latreille, 1809)Balloon flies17SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae (Melander, 1908)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Essex
32 Genera with 64 Species
#ABCDEHMNOPRST
Achradocera Coquillett, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aphrosylus Haliday, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Argyra Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chelifera Macquart, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocephala Macquart, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1817Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 18243SpeciesTaxom
Microphor Macquart, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Neoplasta var.megorchi..., 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Poecilobothrus Mik, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphium Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sybistroma Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeza Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Essex
64 Species
Achradocera arcuata Van Duzee, 1924Fly
Aphrosylus mitis Verrall, 1912
Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988
Argyra leucocephala Meigen, 1824
Bicellaria vana Collin, 1926
Campsicnemus curvipes Fallen, 1823
Campsicnemus scambus Fallen, 1823
Chelifera precatoria Fallen, 1816
Chrysotus blepharosceles Kowarz, 1874
Chrysotus cilipes Meigen, 1824
Chrysotus gramineus Fallen, 1823
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Dolichocephala guttata (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Dolichocephala ocellata Costa, 1854
Dolichocephala irrorata Fallen, 1815
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) griseipennis Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) popularis Wiedemann, 1817Long-legged fly
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Empis (Coptophlebia) volucris (Wiedemann, 1822)⇒ Empis aestiva Loew, 1867
Empis (Empis) nuntia Meigen, 1838
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Empis (Kritempis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Dance Fly
Empis (Lissempis) nigritarsis Meigen, 1804
Empis (Pachymeria) femorata Fabricius, 1798
Empis (Xanthempis) lutea Meigen, 1804
Empis (Xanthempis) scutellata Curtis, 1835
Empis (Xanthempis) trigramma Meigen, 1822
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hercostomus aerosus (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Gymnopternus aerosus Fallen, 1823
Hercostomus celer (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Gymnopternus celer Meigen, 1824
Hybos culiciformis Fabricius, 1775Dance Fly
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Medetera impigra Collin, 1941
Medetera jacula Fallen, 1823
Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Microphor holosericeus Meigen, 1804
Ocydromia glabricula Fallen, 1816Dance fly
Platypalpus extricata
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus nigritarsis Fallen, 1816
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus politus (Collin, 1926)⇒ Platypalpus politellus Melander, 1928
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Platypalpus unguiculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Linnaeus, 1767Green Long-legged Fly
Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) maculipennis Zetterstedt, 1842
Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Rhamphomyia (Rhamphomyia) sulcata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Rhamphomyia sulcatella Collin, 1926
Rhaphium caliginosum Zetterstedt, 1843
Rhaphium macrocerum (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Rhaphium monotrichum Loew, 1850
Scellus notatus Fabricius, 1781
Sybistroma obscurellus Fallen, 1823
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Sympycnus desoutteri Parent, 1925
Syntormon bicolorellum Zetterstedt, 1843
Syntormon filiger Verrall, 1912
Syntormon pumilus Meigen, 1824
Tachydromia aemula Loew, 1864
Tachypeza fuscipennis Fallen, 1815
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Teuchophorus nigricosta von Roser, 1840
Trichopeza longicornis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Trichopeza milleri Smith, 1989

Subnodes of Empidoidea with occurrences in Essex
FamilyBrachystomatidae
Melander, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDolichopodidae
Latreille, 1809
Long legged flies, Long-legged flies, Long-Legged Fly, Longlegged flies
16
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, dagger fly, Dance Flies, Dance-Flies
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Empidoidea at artfakta.se
Empidoidea at dyntaxa.se
Empidoidea at marinespecies.org